Today`s speech is a talk from ラジオ英会話.
Topic is preposition: through, from and of.
Takuma and his fiance Kelly are talking.
a Takuma, I`m not going to change my mind. I don`t want tio have a wedding!
b But it`s too late to cancel it. We `ve made all the arrangements. We have to go through with it.
a Al my life, I`ve dreemed about wearing a wedding dress. But it doesn`t feel right.
b Have you talked to your mother?
a Yes, she`s looking forward to the day.
b Kelly, we`ll get through this and have a wonderful wedding.
Key sentence we`ll get through this.
Talk though the interpriger
Please let me through
We made it through with your help
We have to go through with it.
Travel through Japan
From Monday through Friday
All through my life
All through the night
We are through
I worked through the night to meet the deadline.
Through all your eforts, the start-up has been a great success.
I was fed up with your lies, we are through!
Restaurant shef Raj and Sheena are talking.
a Hi, Raj, what are you dojng? You`re just staring from the window.
b Hi, Sheena. I`m thinking about my days in Tokyo. I miss Japan.
a You had a good day there.
b Yes, I want go back someday.
a From what I hear, it`s very different from life in India.
b Oh, yes, quite different, one thing is that many Japanese people can`t tell good indian food from bad indian food.
a And Japanese Curry is quite diffrent from ours, isn`t it?
b Absolutely.
Key sentence Japanese currg is different from ours, isn`t it?
Our flight leaves from Terminal2.
Where are you from?
I live far away from my office.
Cheese is made from milk.
From my point of view judging from suffer from from what I hear
Many Japanese people can`t tell good Indian food from bad Indian food.
I`m sorry, I can`t help you. I`m not from here.
To be honest, I can`t tell vood wine from bad wine.
Wine comes from grapes.
Shogi club members are talking.
a Hi, Is this shogi club room?
b Yes, come in. Do you want to join our club?
a I`m thinking about it. My name is Linda.
b I`m Sota, the president of this club.
a I know. I think you know Masaya. He`s a friend of mine.
b Yes, I do. We`re in the same P.E. class.
a I saw the lists of rules on the club`s web page. No dating among club members?
b Right. That`s Rule Number1.
Key sentence he`s a friend of mine.
A member of the team. A corner of the room.
A cup of coffee. A phote of Lucy.
The problem of finding new energy sources
The discovery of new species
Death of Salesman.
This chair is made of wood.
Would you like another piece of cake?
This bag is made of leather.
We need complete new ways of thinking.
Mr. Wane and his daughter, army's piano teacher, Ms. Stravinsky are talking. She visited his house.
a Ms. Stravinsky, what a surprise!
b I heard Amy playing the piano from outside.
She`s improved.
a Well, it`s all due to your lessons. She loves the piano.
b I`m so happy to hear that.
a How thoughtless of me! Please come into.
Wbat`that you are carrying?
b A present. I sent to Vienna.
a Vienna? I`ve dreamed of going there.
b Open it, please.
a A chocolate cake?
b Yes, it`s a speciality of Vienna.
a Oh, that`so kind of you.
Key sentence how thoughtless of me.
That`s so kind of you.
This matter is of kmporta.ce.
Of great extreme some importance
Of little no importance
I`m sure of your success.
Chris is scared of spiders
I`m dreaming of going there.
That`s so generous of you.
Climate change is an issue of crucial importance.
I `m scared of heights.
